Tag Archives: Duke University

Ruth Grant Asks “What Does a Good Life Look Like?”

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

The first of my two interviews with Duke political scientist and philosopher Ruth Grant occurred on Jan. 12, 2011. There was too much material from even that one interview to squeeze into my magazine article about her work, so here’s … Continue reading →

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Cramming Goodness into a Box

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

My story on Duke Professor Ruth Grant is now online at the University of Chicago Magazine. An excerpt: “There is no form of goodness that’s good in every situation,” Grant says. “Nobody is a perfectly good person.” Whether someone can … Continue reading →

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The Trajectory of Moral Progress

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

The thought for the day is from my recent interview with Duke Professor Ruth Grant: (W)e have ambivalence about whether we are on a trajectory of moral progress or a trajectory of moral corruption. We have some sense that things … Continue reading →

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The Most Fellow of Fellow Travelers

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

One of the things that has frustrated the heck out of me has been my inability to find anyone else who’s walking the goodness trail. I can find lots of people slogging through the muddy woods to find happiness or … Continue reading →

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